Italian-English translations for stringere

• clasp
  I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!
  He took her hand in a firm clasp
  They clasped hands and parted as friends.
• squeeze
  I squeezed the ball between my hands.
  Please dont squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
  I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
• tighten
  Surely it is a time to tighten our belts and to set an example. Di sicuro questo è il momento in cui dobbiamo stringere la cinghia e dare l'esempio.
  We can tighten belts without closing our eyes to common challenges. Possiamo stringere la cinghia senza ignorare le sfide comuni.
  If Brussels cannot manage on the money it gets, then it needs to tighten its belt. Se Bruxelles non riesce a gestire il denaro che incassa, significa che deve stringere la cinghia.

Related words

• costringere
• restringere
• astringere
• stringere la mano
• stringere i denti
• stringere i cordoni della borsa